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Millions could starve due to Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports: Zelensky

Millions of people may starve if the Russian blockade of the Black Sea continues," he said

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
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Ukraine and the West accuse Moscow of weaponising food supplies. Russia says Ukrainian mines laid at sea and international sanctions on Moscow are to blame.

Reuters Kyiv
Millions of people could starve because of Russia's blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea ports, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday.
 
Zelenskiy said in a televised statement the world was on the brink of a "terrible food crisis", with Ukraine unable to export large amounts of wheat, corn, oil and other products that had played a "stabilising role in the global market".
 
"This means that, unfortunately, there may be a physical shortage of products in dozens of countries around the world.
 
Millions of people may starve if the Russian blockade of the Black Sea continues," he said.
 
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